Chris Cordner Journalist
  • Bowburn
  • National World

40 years of service with the Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail and Shields Gazette and passionate about sharing memories of the past across our proud communities.

Published In

Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Shields Gazette

Focus Areas

  • Nostalgia

1592 Articles
11 days ago
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When Ryhope got a massive new superstore which was the envy of the North East

‘Setting the pace in modern retail development’

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11 days ago
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Nine happy pictures from Diva in Sunderland in 2004

Remember these Sunderland nightclubs?

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12 days ago
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Cine footage shows Sunderland on film in 1957 , featuring treasure hunts, Roker lighthouse and re...

Wonderful Wearside on a relaxing day at the beach

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12 days ago
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Remembering Wearmouth 1300, the Sunderland festival that pulled in the crowds in 1974

Scenes from Binns, Presto’s and Timothy Whites

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12 days ago
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Nine pictures showing life in Sunderland in 2004

It was a year of tense football, nights out and charity heroes

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13 days ago
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Going batty in Sunderland as we mark Bat Appreciation Day

Little creatures with a big past in our lives

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13 days ago
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The Sunderland church which moved eight inches all on its own

One was on the move - the other had inches of grime removed

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13 days ago
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11 fantastic shows which came to the Sunderland Empire

From Postman Pat to Mamma Mia - it’s all graced the Empire stage

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13 days ago
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Nine much-loved cooks who served up our school dinners in Sunderland over the years

Round of applause for the school cooks in Sunderland.

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14 days ago
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Soggy Sunderland - what life was like in the city in 1999, the year it seemed to rain non-stop

Houses were flooded and a river ran down High Street West

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14 days ago
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Sunderland's scariest animal encounters, including coyotes, a cobra and lions

Chased out of a field by a Highland cow

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15 days ago
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Sunderland legends are 'on their way' to Atletico Bilbao for charity

‘Our work is not just about football memorabilia’

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